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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unfortunately, the school work is not based on date of birth.
I remember a very immature late birthday child who got into the GT program when it was based purely on the tests.  No question, he was smart. But, he was functioning below his grade level peers. However, he did not succeed in the program--and did poorly in high school.

You all talk about wanting your child to be with his/her ability peers--yet you want your child who is functioning below the others to get in.  Can't have it both ways.

With the cheating on testing and so much subjective observation of teachers, this program is a crock.  FCPS should go back to the drawing board.  Eliminate it until some integrity can be put into the program.[/quote]

I would agree with the above if the specific tests we are discussing were testing expected knowledge and class-related subjects. But they are not. Nobody said that younger kids cannot keep up with peers. Just the fact that they are even being considered for AAP by their parents (some of them like mine are already in the pool based on their test scores) means that they are doing great at school. However, this doesn't change the fact that CogAT questions are of the kind that is affected by age (as all such tests are, worldwide) and the question is whether age-normalization can (and should) be done or not. And we are saying that the county's argument that because of insufficient data they cannot be age-adjusted this year is not valid.

FCPS also stated that the scores will be age-adjusted again in the future when enough new data are collected. This by itself is the answer to the age-normalization issue that people have been debating for weeks now. If they are not supposed to be adjusted, why are they going to be adjusted again in the future? And if they are supposed to be adjusted, how can they be used this year without any adjustment?

And by the way, I was the youngest kid in my class and I did better than anybody else. Not that it proves anything but I thought I should mention it.[/quote]

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